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Indianapolis Colts have shown they're masters of the great escape
A franchise-record crowd was on hand for the Indianapolis Colts’ latest Houdini act Sunday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium. The vast majority of the 67,476 were there till the end: Colts 35, New England Patriots 34. Empty seats were as rare as...
Bob Kravitz's Colts report card
Run Offense: B In the long history of Dopey Report Cards, this is the toughest, not to mention the strangest. I really should give one grade for the first 46 minutes and another for the last 14. For roughly 46 minutes, the Colts were across-the-board...
Opinions vary on Bill Belichick's decision
IU computer agrees with going for it on 4th down, most others simply do not Zeus would have gone for it, too. A sophisticated NFL decision-making computer program designed by Indiana University physics researcher Chuck Bower, Zeus determined New...
Pacers won't take winless Nets lightly
There were no voicemails or post-it notes on their lockers when they showed up for work Monday. The Indiana Pacers didn’t need a reminder. The returning players know their recent roller-coaster history of beating an elite team one night, losing...
Colts schedule doesn't get any easier
They travel to Baltimore, then have games against all their AFC South foes Stirring as it was, the Indianapolis Colts’ 14-point charge over the final 2:23 Sunday night at Lucas Oil Stadium won nothing more than a game, even though the...
Sheehey to sign with IU
He joins Oladipo as 2nd top-150 player to commit to 2010 class for Hoosiers Will Sheehey didn’t really need to see Indiana University. Tom Crean’s sales pitch was enough. Sheehey, a nationally ranked senior from Florida, said Monday he...
Boilermakers promise to be set for Hoosiers
With bowl hopes dashed, Purdue focuses on keeping Old Oaken Bucket WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — There is no bowl bid at stake. Pride and possession will have to suffice Saturday when Purdue visits Indiana in the annual Old Oaken Bucket game. For the...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Central Michigan
Record: 8-2, 6-0. Last time out: W 56-28 Toledo. Sometimes life isn’t fair. Ball State’s Nate Davis jumped to the NFL. Dan LeFevour returned to Central Michigan for his senior season. Enjoy the show Wednesday night. LeFevour ranks fifth...
Wright adjusts after transferring to Warren
One-time state champ at Cathedral makes move prompted by family finances Brandon Wright figures to look just as menacing wearing Warren Central’s black and gold as he did Cathedral’s green and white. Wright, who has never finished lower...
UIndy to host regional match
Top-seeded University of Indianapolis (35-1) will host eighth-seeded Michigan Tech in a first-round match of the NCAA Division II Midwest volleyball regional at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. UIndy is ranked ninth in the American Volleyball Coaches...
Butler, IU, ND in NCAAs
Butler is seeded 12th overall in the NCAA Tournament in men’s soccer but must play its first game on the road against a lower seed. Indiana, with a 10-9-1 record, was selected for a 23rd year in a row. Butler (14-2-2), IU and Notre Dame...
On the air
NBA [chart] |7:30 p.m.|Pacers at Nets FSI, 1070-AM| [end chart] College basketball [chart] |4 a.m.|Men: Northern Colorado at Hawaii ESPN| |6 a.m.|Men: Monmouth at St. Peter’s ESPN| |8 a.m.|Men: Drexel at Niagara ESPN| |10 a.m.|Men: Clemson at...
Meet Notre Dame's next opponent: UConn
Record: 4-5. Last time out: L 47-45 at No. 5 Cincinnati. A lot changed for the Huskies when cornerback Jasper Howard was stabbed to death Oct. 18. UConn hasn’t won since. The Huskies are 4-5, but they have lost by 2, 3, 4, 4 and 2 points....
IUPUI's Glenn honored
IUPUI’s Robert Glenn was named the Summit League’s Player of the Week after a 37-point performance in a season-opening 88-82 victory at Drake.
IU overcomes sluggish start for win
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Christian Watford finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Maurice Creek added 14 points and Verdell Jones scored 13 to lead Indiana past South Carolina-Upstate 69-61 on Monday night. The Hoosiers are 2-0 for the third...
Harangody scores 27 as Notre Dame wins
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis is excited to be contributing after two seasons of mostly watching from the bench. Abromaitis, a 6-foot-8 junior, scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3 of 6 from...
LSU knocks off Indiana State
BATON ROUGE, La. — Storm Warren had his second double-double in as many games as LSU defeated Indiana State 56-45 on Monday night. Warren had 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers (2-0) advanced to a second round of the Dick’s Sporting...
Bob Kravitz's report card
RUN OFFENSE: B In the long history of Dopey Report Cards, this is the toughest, not to mention the strangest. I really should give one grade for the first 46 minutes and another grade for the last 14. Because for roughly 46 minutes, the Colts were...
Caldwell: Win helps young Colts
The day after felt almost as good as the night before, but already Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell was moving on. His team’s 35-34 victory on Sunday night against New England at Lucas Oil Stadium was transitioning from celebration to...
Warriors trade ex-Pacer Jackson to Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Golden State Warriors found a home for the disgruntled swingman Stephen Jackson, sending him to the Charlotte Bobcats today in a four-player deal that pairs him with coach Larry Brown. The Bobcats sent shooting guard Raja Bell...
Kravitz: Belichick helps Colts win
By eschewing punt in waning minutes of the game, Belichick helps Colts complete comeback Maybe the Lucas Oil Stadium mice burrowed their way into Bill Belichick’s brain. Or maybe one of those indoor fireworks, which set off a small fire at the...
17 down, Colts rally to beat Patriots
The largest home crowd in the Indianapolis Colts’ 57 seasons of NFL membership witnessed one of the club’s most improbable victories Sunday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. What Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne had characterized as “the...
Bullitt's tackle of Faulk on 4th down turns game
With the New England Patriots facing a fourth-and-2 at their 28-yard line with 2:08 remaining and leading by six points, safety Melvin Bullitt and the Indianapolis Colts defense headed to the sideline. It had done its job, forcing a late punt. Not so...
Bill Belichick's shot backfires on Patriots
Coach elects to go for it on 4th-and-2 with 2:08 to play, but is stopped Strange, without question. Unconventional, to say the least. But New England coach Bill Belichick thought his team could win Sunday night with one more play. The Patriots needed...
Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 results
At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz. Lap length: 1 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 312 laps, 149.6 rating, 195 points, $267,001. 2. (36) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 312, 101.7, 170, $204,006. 3. (5)...
Johnson's on cruise control
Win at Phoenix puts driver of No. 48 on brink of 4th straight title Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory in the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., that pushed...
Playing time at IU comes at a premium
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean had few options last year when it came time to make substitutions. It was so bad that eight walk-ons and one team manager saw game action. As Indiana (1-0) plays its second regular-season...
ND's Weis focuses on next game
Notre Dame coach not worried about his job status To the surprise of no one, the heat has been turned up for Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis. This has nothing to do with Internet sites such as Chuckweis.com, a site devoted to the dismissal of...
Hanover WR breaks Rice's record
Daniel Passafiume was feeling the effects Sunday of the greatest football game he’s ever played. His body ached and the pinkie on his left hand was swollen to about three times its normal size. Hey, passing Jerry Rice in the NCAA record book is...
Short bench, no sweat for Boilers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue women’s basketball team encountered its share of adversity even before Sunday’s season opener against Western Illinois started. Injuries and an NCAA-mandated suspension have sidelined three players,...
